Shoe-polishing cabinet



Jan. 11 1927.

A. L. ASTEl SHOE POLISHING CABINET Filed April 22l 1925 RNEY FatentedJan. 11, '1927.

entren srrss ANTHONY L. ASTE, OF BROOKLYN, YORK.

srron-PoLrsHING CABINET.Y

Application lefl April 22, 1925. Serial No. 25,170.

his invention relates to improvements in shoe polishing cabinets andparticularly to such c: binets as may be mounted in the wall of a bathroom or the like as a fixture therein or whim may be secured on such aiinished wall.

il cabinet in accordance with this invention. as will hereinafter bemore specifically described, comprises a longitudinal upright casinghavingl an open front and a plurality of shelves therein for containingarticles to be nsed inV connection with the device and snch other toiletarticles as it may be desired to leep in the cabinet. The cabinet isprovided with a cover for its front comprising a section pivotallyconnected adjacent to the lower portion of the cabinet and upon which afoot rest is mounted; this section is adapted to cover the lower end ofthe cabinet and the foot rest is mounted on it in such position withrespect to the pivot as to maintain the section in closed position whenit is swung upwardly on its pivot. The upper part is covered by asection hingedly connected with the upper end of the lower section and asecuring member is provided for holding it in closed position over theshelves in the upper part of the abinet. rihis upper closure section,when the inembers are in open position, is adapted to form a forwardsupport for the lower section carrying the footrest by its free endresting on the floor under said section.

Further features and details of the invention will appear in thedescription in connection with the accompanying sheet of dra-wingforming a part of this specification. ln the drawings similar charactersof reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views,of which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shoe polishing cabinet,constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the fabinet disclosed in Fig. 1,closed and incorporated in a vertical wall; and

Fig. 3 is a similar vertical sectional view of the cabinet with theclosure members in open positions.

Referring to the drawings, the cabinet generally designated by thenumeral 10, coinprises side walls 11 and 12, a top 13, a bottom 14 and aback wall 15. Within the cabinet adjacent to the lower portion is ashelf 16 and in the upper portion thereof are a plurality of shelves 17.

A front closure for the cabinet comprises a lower section 18 pivoted byhinge members 19 to the side walls 11 and 12 secured theretov above thebottom lll and slightly below the shelf 1G. This closure, Vas indicatedin Fig. 2, is adapted in closed position to cover the porti-on of thecabinet from the bottoni 141 up to the first shelf 17, and from saidshelf to the top 13, the cabinet is closed by a section 20. A springpressed projection 21 carried by the top 13 is adapted to cooperate witha depression 22 in the end of the section 20 for holding the same inclosed position. The section 2O is provided with a knob or handle 23which may be .grasped for pulling it out and swinging the same to openposition.

On the upper or inner side of section 18 a foot rest and shoe polisher24 is mounted and secured in place by means of screws 25' extendingthrough the feet 26 thereof. It will be noted that when the section 18is swung upward to closed position that `the foot rest 24 is within thecabinet between the shelf 16 and the lower shelf 17 its weight is wellbeyond the pivotal point at 19 of the section 18 and inside of thecabinet so that it will effec-tively maintain the sec` tion 18 in itsclosed position. The upper section 2O may be opened or closedindependently thereof, thereby affording access to articles on theshelves 17 without opening the entire cabinet.

'Vhen it is desired to use the foot-rest the section 20 Vis first openedand upon further drawing this section outward the section 18 will beswung on its pivots 19 to open position. The section 20 will swingnaturally downward and its free end will engage the floor, as indicatedin F ig. 3, and elfectively support the foot rest in a horizontalposition.

Having disclosed a preferred and practical embodiment of the inventionit is not desired to be limited to the exact construction shown.

What claimed as the invention and is desired to be secured by LettersPatent is:

1. A shoe polishing cabinet, comprising an open front vertical casing, alower cover section hinged at its lower end to the lower end of thecasing and entendinoi part way upwardly of the saine for closing in thelower portion of the casing, a foot rest secured to the inner side ofthe lower cover section and adapted by its weight to main-- tain thesaid cover section raised in closed position to house the foot rest, andan upper cover section hinged to the upper end of the lower coversection to close the upper port-ion of the casing and adapted to swingupon the lower cover section into open position without opening thelatter section, said upper section being movable with the lower sectionand the latter section adapted to he swung downwardly into openhorizontal position and the upper section adapted to be swung downwardlyinto vertical position to provide a support for the lower section andthe foot rest mounted thereon.

Q. A shoe polishing` cabinet, comprising a vertical casing open at itsfront, and having a bottom shelf and a plurality of upper shelves spacedabove the bottom shelf? a lower cover section hinged to the lower lirontof the casing for closing the space beneath said upper shelves7V a footrest mounted on the inner side of the lower cover section to lie in saidspace, said lower cover section adapted to loe swung outwardly intohorizontal position, and an upper cover section hinged upon the upperend of the lower cover section to enclose said upper shelves, said uppercover section adapted to swing down with said lower cover section andmoving thereon downwardly into vertical position to engage the floor andsupport the lower cover section and the foot rest in horizontalposition.

In testimony thatJ I claim the foregoing as my invention, and havesigned my name hereto.

ANTHONY ll. ASTE.

